Dipodomys californicus

C. H. Merriam, 1890

California Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys californicus californicus.
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Location: USA, CA, Modoc co., Lava Beds National MonumentDate taken: Aug 13, 2013

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6234

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Superfamily : Geomyoidea
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Dipodomyinae
Genus : Dipodomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1890-10-08. Descriptions of three new kangaroo rats, with remarks on the identity of Dipodomys ordii of Woodhouse. North American Fauna 4:41-50.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799840

Original name as described

Dipodomys californicus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:16618 (= USNM:MAMM:A23544)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/330ac7bb0-7cd9-462b-ba23-6a93755f92ed

Type locality

Ukiah, Mendocino Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA, OR, NV)

Distribution references

Miles, D.C., Burrus, K.R. and Shoemaker, K.T. 2020. First records of California kangaroo rats, Dipodomys californicus, in Nevada. Northwestern Naturalist 101(1):61. doi:10.1898/1051-1733-101.1.61

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001890

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 11 names and synonyms.

Dipodomys californicus

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:16618 (= USNM:MAMM:A23544)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/330ac7bb0-7cd9-462b-ba23-6a93755f92ed

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799840

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Allen (1891:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)
  2. Trouessart (1897:580, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Merriam (1899:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  4. Trouessart (1904:480, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Miller (1912:276, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)
  6. Kellogg (1916:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Patton (1993:477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
  11. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  12. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  13. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  14. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42599/115193510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys californicus pallidulus

Bangs, 1899

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pallidulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9147

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9147

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603420

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:480, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Miller (1912:276, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Dipodomys californicus californicus

G. S. Miller, 1912

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828381

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:276, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)
  2. Kellogg (1916:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  3. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  4. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys californicus trinitatis

L. Kellogg, 1916

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:12860

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:12860

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524778

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Kellogg (1916:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)

Dipodomys californicus eximius

J. Grinnell, 1919

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

eximius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:18347

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:18347

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3335195

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys heermanni gabrielsoni

E. A. Goldman, 1925

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

gabrielsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:244514

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ffc4d50a-508c-45e8-80c9-4759db777377

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34557597

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Dipodomys heermanni saxatilis

J. Grinnell & Linsdale, 1929

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:34963

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:34963

Authority page

453

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  2. Grinnell (1933:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)

Dipodomys heermanni californicus

J. Grinnell, Dixon, & Linsdale, 1930

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

500

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  2. Grinnell (1933:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
  3. Bailey (1936:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Dipodomys heermanni eximius

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

eximius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Grinnell (1933:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)

Dipodomys californicus saxatilis

D. F. Williams, Genoways, & J. K. Braun, 1993

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

saxatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Special Publication of the American Society of Mammalogists

Name usages

  1. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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